General Chat

so ........

in your example it would be

smith mmn talbot reg. wigan 4a 234

jones mmn talbot reg. wigan 4a 234

Am I understanding that correctly???


Do the entries appear on the same page?


It could be because Ms Talbot was married to Mr Smith and the Registrar had assumed that baby's father was Mr Smith.

But in fact baby's father was Mr Jones ............... mistake was realised and the registration was re-done naming Mr Jones


If you look at a birth certificate, you will see that there is actually no surname put in the baby's column ................ it is assumed that his/her surname will be either the mother's surname if she is not married OR that it will be the name of her husband

This applies even if the father is dead, or has disappeared ............... mother's official name is her married name unless she has stopped using it.

what got me this person got the same entry number but under two different names ive gone round in circles looking to
not actual names but an example
smith
4a234
jones
4a 234

same year etc same mothers maiden name etc

had me going for a while this has but i just got myself confused for going round an round
:-)

My dad (born 1926) was adopted in 1942 - being 16, he knew about it, and he has at least 2 entries :-S
1926 under his (unmarried) mother's name
1942 under his adopted name, with a scratching out due to a mistake!!

ok thanks Quinsgran that helps then the one im after may not be legit that would certainly shed light on it

big thanks

Yes because there is a name change. Official adoption didn't start till 1927 so before then only one birth registration number

Hi everyone i was wondering if someone could shed some light on this subject for me ive been adopted myself and have my usual birth entry also an adopted entry.
what i cant seem to get my head around or maybe im being dumb but it has got me doing somersaults......... :-) does every adopted person pre 1960 get 2 entries into the birth register?? mine was 1971 an i do :-S

many thanks